Electronics Engineer - Design and Verification

Universal Quantum; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity options

Unlimited paid holiday allowance

Flexible schedule

10% matching pension

Parental support including paid leave

Private health/dental insurance

Personal development budget

Group life insurance

Relocation support

Job summary

Universal Quantum is hiring an Electronics Engineer - Design and Verification to join the Electronics Group in laying the groundwork for quantum technologies. You will lead testing of electronic circuits and subsystems, design and test analogue and digital electronics, and document verification activities.

You will collaborate with mechanical, software engineers and physicists while helping build test systems for quantum computers and maintaining state-of-the-art electronics.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in electronics design and verification.
• Ability to develop and execute test plans on complex systems.
• Analogue design experience required.
• PCB design with CAD tools.
• Experience with low-noise design approaches.
• Experience working with suppliers/contractors.
• Strong documentation discipline.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or related discipline (2:1).

Responsibilities

• Lead testing of integrated electronic circuits and subsystems.
• Design, build and test electronics solutions using analogue and digital circuits.
• Write documentation of electronics circuits and verification tests.
• Develop experience across a broad range of electronics topics.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software engineers and physicists.
• Play a key role in building test systems for quantum computers.
• Maintain state-of-the-art electronics solutions.
• Assist with planning and scheduling of projects and reporting progress.
• Engage in project planning, risk management and scheduling.
• Assist with proof-of-concept and feasibility discussions.
• Develop understanding of firmware/software used to control quantum computers.

Skills

Electronics design

Verification

Test planning

Analogue design

PCB design

Low-noise design

Schematic capture

CAD tools

Supplier management

Documentation

Communication

Team player

Education

BEng/BSc in Electronics Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

Job description

At Universal Quantum, we are creating the impossible. Together we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. We are looking to hire an Electronics Engineer - Design and Verification within Electronics Group to enable Quantum technologies. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you, so get in touch!

What You'll Accomplish:

• Lead the testing of integrated electronic circuits and/or subsystems as a primary duty.

• Design, build and test electronics solution using your skills of analogue, and digital circuit design together with industry standard CAD packages and test equipment.

• Write the documentation of the electronics circuits and verification tests.

• Develop your experience in a broad range of electronics engineering subject areas.

• Maintain the multidisciplinary collaboration with mechanical engineers, software engineers, physicists, working towards a common goal.

• Play a key role in building test systems for quantum computers.

• Maintain UQs' position of using state of the art electronics solutions.

• Help in the planning and scheduling of projects, reporting progress and issues.

• Engage with project planning activities, risk management, and scheduling requirements.

• Help with fast turn-around proof of concepts and feasibility discussions.

• Develop a thorough understanding of the firmware and software used to control quantum computers.

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We’ll Use to Compare Candidate.

• Electronics and/or Verification experience.
• Hands-on experience in working on complex systems from concept through delivery.
• PCB schematic and layout using CAD tools, good manufacturing process knowledge and excellent verification/debug skills using electronics test equipment.

Must-have Skills:

• Minimum 10 years of practical/hands-on experience in electronics design.

• Experience developing and executing test plans and approaches on complex systems.

• Analogue design experience.

• PCB design experience.

• Experience with low noise design approaches and techniques.

• Experience of working with suppliers and contractors.

• Demonstrate a strong discipline for thorough documentation.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a team player.

• At least 2.1 BEng/BSc Degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.

Nice-to-have Skills:

• A background in one of the following: System engineering, Research, Metrology, or instrumentation.

• Understanding of signal integrity, high-speed digital, and EMC.

• Experience with C and/or scripting languages e.g., Python and MATLAB.

• Experience of LabVIEW.

• Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices.

• Team and/or project management experience.

Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don’t match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application even if you think you’re only a partial match.

• Competitive salary
• equity options
• an unlimited paid holiday allowance
• flexible schedule
• a 10% matching pension
• a generous parental support policy including paid parental leave
• private health/dental insurance
• personal development budget
• group life insuranceand relocation support

We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion
At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.